Bangladesh, Turkey sign deal on security cooperation, counterterrorism

F-6 enthusiast · Jan 9, 2022

Bangladesh, Turkey sign deal on security cooperation, counterterrorism
Turkey to send a team to Bhasan Char to assess how it can support Bangladesh's efforts there

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January 9, 2022 4:34 AM
Bangladesh and Turkey have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on security cooperation, counterterrorism and tackling drug trafficking.
The deal was inked during Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu's Bangladesh visit Saturday, his Bangladeshi counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan said.
"We talked about training, intelligence sharing and ways to fight cybercrime. Also, following the signing of the agreement, the Turkish interior minister said they will extend their cooperation with us," he added.
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"Bangladesh Police, Border Guard, Coast Guard, and Ansar and VDP will share their experiences with Turkey. We sought had Turkish support to better equip our police, Border Guard, Coast Guard and Ansar. The country has agreed to support us whenever we need it."
Besides, the Turkish interior minister reaffirmed his country's continued support to Rohingyas and their host community in Bangladesh, Khan said.
"Turkey is helping us in many ways to tackle the Rohingya challenge. They will even send a team to Bhasan Char Sunday to assess how they can support Bangladesh's efforts there," he added.
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Suleyman Soylu on Saturday reopened a Turkish field hospital at a Rohingya camp, which had been damaged by a fire last year.
The hospital, after being destroyed in the fire, was reconstructed by the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority following the instruction of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The hospital carries out 20 operations and examines 2,000 people, said the Turkish interior minister, adding that 700,000 treatments have been done in the hospital so far.
Bangladesh is hosting over 1.1 million Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char, while Turkey is also hosting over 4 million refugees.

Bangladesh, Turkey sign deal on security cooperation, counterterrorism (dhakatribune.com)

Avicenna · Jan 9, 2022

I hope we position ourselves for TF-X in the future.

F-6 enthusiast · Jan 10, 2022

Avicenna said:
I hope we position ourselves for TF-X in the future.

BD will probably look to modernise some of its paramilitaries and the BGB based on the Turkish Jandarma (very well equipped service)
is the Jandarma the Equivalent of US national guard @dBSPL ?

dBSPL · Jan 10, 2022

F-6 enthusiast said:
BD will probably look to modernise some of its paramilitaries and the BGB based on the Turkish Jandarma (very well equipped service)
is the Jandarma the Equivalent of US national guard @dBSPL ?

Gendermarie is a sub element of the Turkish Ministry of Interior responsible for the maintenance of the public order. In wartime, some of its elements can be subordinated to Turkish Land Forces by the President. It has its roots in the Ottoman Empire military law enforcement organization "Subaşı" (later known as the "Zaptiye"). A similar, earlier force called "Şurta" existed during the medieval Seljuq Empire.

Due to Turkey's special conditions, its equipment level and military force capacity can be compared with conventional armed forces organizations in many respects. The National Security Policy Document of the NSC has been planned according to the thesis that if Turkey enters a war, it must fight 2 states at the same time. It is called as 2,5 war principles and '0.5 of 2.5' is about asymetric /proxy threats here. The military-scale power of the Gendarme has an important place in this design.

To give an example of equipment level, KIRPI and KOBRA MRAPs and S-70 utility helicopters are used in troop movements. It also has many aerial fire support vehicles such as T-129, Anka, TB-2.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1471103861616168965

https://twitter.com/x/status/1476536772666531843

JÖAK (Gendarmerie Special Public Security) equipment

https://twitter.com/x/status/1478318928032116741

Gendarmerie Aviation T129s

https://twitter.com/x/status/1477670468199006215

https://twitter.com/x/status/1468203846799351815